My coworkers at AMP used to wonder why I never took time off. It's because whenever I do, life goes haywire.
My last day at AMP was Friday February 10. Yay, me! I had a little breakfast in my honor, and some of the ladies took me out to lunch. It was nice. I had to have a ride home from Adam because I underestimated the amount of stuff that I had accumulated over the last three years, and it was too much to take on the bus. But we got it home okay.
That week had been the second week of rehearsals for Cowboy vs Samurai. As of that Friday, I had spent a little over 50 hours in rehearsal, with 10 more to go over that weekend. Monday February 13 was the start of tech week. Now, tech week is always a little crazy, so I thought that I would plan well and start at Wells Fargo on Monday February 20, which would give me tech week off of a day job. All was going well, until we actually opened the show.
Friday February 17, I walked into the theatre to find it 57 degrees inside the building. It was about -10 outside, so it took me a few minutes to realize that I was still pretty cold. We tried all of the contact numbers that we had, with no response. Our poor audience for opening night had to shiver through our show, huddled in their winter coats! The show itself went well, though, so they weren't disappointed in that respect.
The morning of Saturday the 18th, my cell phone woke me up at 9am. I went to get the information for the caller, and promptly fell down the stairs, flat on my back. I only felt my head bounce twice before I managed to brace my foot on the pet gate and stop my downward slide. The dog got scared and tried to hide underneath the couch. Lassie, he ain't. Poor Adam was very nice, and let me lay down that afternoon instead of strip paint like we had been planning.
Sunday the 19th seemed set to be a lovely day, and we thought we'd get some breakfast before I had to be at the matinee. We were driving in my car when I suddenly notice the oil gage reading very low. So, we stop at a gas station, pour two quarts of oil in, start backing out of the parking place and then we see a lake of oil where my car was. Two quarts of oil, not inside my car engine. We get a ride home with friends, Adam takes me to the theater. Then he has to meet the tow truck with my keys, and talk with the repair guys while I'm running the show. We picked it up Monday night, to the tune of $500 of repair plus towing.
I've been at my new job for two days. I like it. I'm never taking time off again.
4 comments:
Mel, you just wont have the exposure to pertinate information only found at AMP.
For instance.
A recent study came to the Conclusion that Wearing a helmet is associated with reduced risk of head injury among snowboarders and alpine skiers.
Big hug!!!
That helmet might be good for going down stairs in the early morning too! RobDad
dude. you have to take a vacation so you can come visit me in korea. there's a lot of meat here. you like beef, yes? pork, yes? rice, yes? dude! vacation!
am glad you're okay after that nasty fall. am glad your car is fixed. am super glad the job is awesome. wh00t!
Sara... You don't want her to come there. Just think of the horrible things that might befall you as a direct result. Scary!
Mel... Sasha is coming to your show on Thursday night. I can't make it, as I'm going to be at a different show. Bummer. Maybe I can fit it in on Friday.
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